HI Drug czar questions many MMJ prescriptions

State drug czar questions legitimacy of many marijuana prescriptions
by Chelsea Jensen
West Hawaii Today

Thursday, October 7, 2010 8:43 AM HST

The number of medical marijuana patients in Hawaii has skyrocketed more than 3,000 percent over the past 10 years, leaving the state's top narcotics enforcement officer questioning just how many of those patients actually need the drug.

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Hawaii Island has the most lax laws in the state regarding marijuana use because of a law passed by voters in 2008 making marijuana law enforcement's lowest priority, Kamita said. That designation may account for why the Big Island is home to more than half of all those licensed in the state, he said.

"The Big Island is our overachiever," he said about the island's 4,665 registered patients. There are 1,751 medical marijuana license holders on Oahu, he said.

Of those Big Island patients, 2,957 received their medical marijuana license from one doctor in Hawi, Kamita said.

"We're not saying he's not treating them, but, I don't know of any doctor able to handle that many patients," Kamita said.

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Comments on the article are interesting to read.

people need there meds for there own reasons, not just the ones they call acceptable

crazzy,,,,,,,,,If your not a doctor then you dont really even have a say, Its funny to see people make statemates about marijuana, how many people are getting prescribed, oxy cottin, vicodin , percocet, soma, norco, valium, xanax ect, the list goes on and on, to many to list, and they never question the doctors choice when it comes to these drugs, why are they even lookin this, up, I think this should be between the doctor and patient :hippy:

thanks for shareing,,,,,,,,chris